What your city's emergency office asks for
Ten big-city offices, quoted word for word from their own pages on Nov 5, 2026. Day counts run from 3 to 14. The planner can load any of them.
| City and office | Days | What the page says | Water wording | Alerts named | Water, 2 people, top of range | Planner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland, Oregon Portland Water Bureau | 14 | store a backup water supply of 14 gallons per person, which will last about two weeks if necessary.city page | 14 gallons per person | PublicAlerts | 28 gal | plan it |
| Seattle Seattle Office of Emergency Management | 7 to 10 | We recommend that every household store enough water for at least 7 to 10 days. Each person in your house requires 1 gallon per day.city page An older Seattle OEM handout (2013) says three to seven days. The current page says 7 to 10. | 1 gallon per person per day, half for drinking and half for cooking and sanitation | AlertSeattle | 20 gal | plan it |
| Houston Ready Houston (City of Houston Office of Emergency Management) | 5 to 7 | The basics include enough food and water to last five to seven days.city page | one gallon per person per day, for drinking and sanitation | not named on this page | 14 gal | plan it |
| Los Angeles Ready Your LA Neighborhood (City of Los Angeles Emergency Management) | 3 to 7 | Water: 1 gallon per person or pet per day (plan for 3-7 days)city page The city's printed kit checklist says up to 7 days of water. | 1 gallon per person or pet per day | NotifyLA | 14 gal | plan it |
| New York City NYC Emergency Management | 7 | Keep enough supplies in your home to survive on your own, or shelter in place, for up to seven days.city page The FDNY apartment building guide covers fire and evacuation for multi-unit buildings. | One gallon of drinking water per person per day | Notify NYC | 14 gal | plan it |
| San Francisco City and County of San Francisco (sf.gov) | 7 | Plan for a week's worth of essentials.city page The page calls the home kit a Stay Box. | not stated in gallons on this page | not named on this page | 14 gal | plan it |
| Boston City of Boston Office of Emergency Management | 3 | Your kit should have enough supplies so you and your family can survive for at least three days.city page | one gallon of drinking water per person per day | not named on this page | 6 gal | plan it |
| Chicago Chicago Department of Public Health (with OEMC) | 3 | Create an emergency kit with supplies for each household member for at least three days.city page | one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days | NotifyChicago | 6 gal | plan it |
| Philadelphia Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management | 3 | Shelter-In-Place Kit: This kit should contain whatever you and your household need to stay inside for three days.city page The city's printed home kit checklist says one gallon per person per day for at least three days. | One gallon of drinking water for each person for each day | ReadyPhiladelphia | 6 gal | plan it |
| Washington, DC DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (ready.dc.gov) | 3 | Have one gallon of water per person, per day, for at least three dayscity page | one gallon per person per day | AlertDC | 6 gal | plan it |
National baseline
- Ready.gov (FEMA): "Store at least one gallon of water per person per day for several days, for drinking and sanitation." source
- Ready.gov (FEMA): "Food (at least a several-day supply of non-perishable food)" source
- CDC: "Store at least 1 gallon of water per person, per day for 3 days. Try to store a 2-week supply if possible." source
- CDC: "Replace water every six months." source
- American Red Cross: "Water: one gallon per person, per day (3-day supply for evacuation, 2-week supply for home)" source
Cities not listed yet
- Miami-Dade: supply-kit page returned 404 and the police PDF returned 403 on Nov 5, 2026.
- Denver: the Be Prepared page returned 404 on Nov 5, 2026.
If your city's office publishes a day count, send the page link to support@closetdays.com. A city is added only from its own government page.
Day counts are the city's, not this site's. Seattle's current page and an older Seattle handout differ; both are linked. Where a page names no alert service, the cell says so rather than guessing.